The creation of MAD would have been enough to cement Harvey Kurtzman s reputation as one of the titans of American comics, but Kurtzman also created two other comics landmarks: the scrupulously-researched and superbly-crafted war comics Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. Here were finally war comics without heroic, cigar-chomping sergeants, wisecracking privates from Brooklyn, or cartoon Nazis and Japs to be mowed down by the Yank heroes, but an unflinching look at the horror and madness of combat throughout history.
Kurtzman employed some of the finest...
The creation of MAD would have been enough to cement Harvey Kurtzman s reputation as one of the titans of American comics, but Kurtzman al...
Even in an era of explicit horror films, Ghastly Graham Ingels still delivers a shock to readers with his grisly depictions of the stomach-churning fates of the evil men (and women) in these stories leavened only by a sly wink to the reader and a generous dose of dreadful puns. Ingels s brushwork oozes ominously across every panel, perfectly setting the mood for the shudder-inducing fates of such corrupt characters as the sadistic asylum director, the political candidate who murders his opponent, the ventriloquist with the homicidal dummy, the millionaire who persecutes an aged junkman, and...
Even in an era of explicit horror films, Ghastly Graham Ingels still delivers a shock to readers with his grisly depictions of the stomach-churning fa...
EC artist Johnny Craig's graphic style is eerily crisp and contemporary. This collection of 25 Craig favorites includes such shockers as Horror House , Werewolf Concerto, Terror on the Moors, and the title story, Voodoo Vengeance along with seven Craig crime classics, including Craig s own personal favorite, The Sewer "
EC artist Johnny Craig's graphic style is eerily crisp and contemporary. This collection of 25 Craig favorites includes such shockers as Horror House ...
